Members of various Native American nations came together in Monroe for the 30th annual Monacan Indian Nation Powwow on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
Before a crowd of supporters at the Sarah Henry Manor House at Winton Farm in Clifford, Jimmy Ayers on Thursday publicly announced his candidacy for Amherst County Sheriff, a position he held for 20 years.
A man was killed in an officer-involved shooting after pulling a machete on an Amherst County Sheriff’s deputy Thursday afternoon, according to Virginia State Police.
The Virginia State Police have released the name of the man killed in an officer involved shooting on Thursday.
We headed to the Blue Ridge Parkway twice last week to walk among the wildflowers and warblers in idyllic spring weather.
Virginia broadens access to state jobs by dropping most college degree requirements.
Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears spoke at the National D-Day Memorial Monday from an airplane hangar on the Bedford attraction’s property, out of the elements.
Johnson Health Center (JHC) has been awarded a teaching health center residency planning grant.
Lynchburg’s Veterans Affairs’ outpatient clinic could soon bear the name of a local military hero with the help of a Virginia congressman, who introduced a bill May 25 that would rename the clinic to honor the subject of the award-winning movie “Hacksaw Ridge.”
Amherst County Public Schools honored 16 retiring educators, a range of teachers and staff, during a May 18 recognition dinner at Sweet Briar College.
A well-known home in the Elon area, the Dillard Mansion, is targeted for use as a photography venue, special events attraction for weddings and a short-term tourist rental of a dwelling.
Amherst County Board of Supervisors Chair Tom Martin announced he is seeking a second term to the District 1 seat on the board.
This time of year, I cannot go outside without my binoculars.
A person was killed in a crash on the South Pedlar ATV trail system in Amherst County on Saturday afternoon, the Big Island Volunteer Fire Department said Sunday.
Garrett announced nearly early five years ago that he would not seek re-election to Congress, in order to combat his alcoholism.
A pair of zoning requests from the owner of Motor World to expand the Madison Heights business and construct 136 townhomes near the intersection of U.S. 29 Business and Dillard Road received the Amherst County Board of Supervisors’ approval May 16.
Energix Renewables, a company pursuing a special exception permit to operate a utility-scale solar operation on about 170 acres in the Piney River area of Amherst County, withdrew its permit a few hours before a public hearing the county’s board of supervisors was set to hold May 16.
Each spring when American five-lined skinks emerge, our dog does his best to catch one, but has yet to succeed.
AMHERST — Sweet Briar College’s 114th commencement took place on Saturday with 88 graduates.
Elections commissioner Susan Beals says reasons for Virginia's planned withdrawal include concerns over rising costs to participate following the departure of other states and confidentiality of the data-sharing.
Amherst County’s budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year, including a $2.5 million funding boost to the county’s public schools division and a 7% pay raise for county employees, received the board of supervisors’ approval Monday.
Our latest batch of public records: property transfers for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, plus building permits for Bedford County.
Three bids for the planned construction of an addition and renovation to Amherst County High School recently came in higher than budgeted, leading to a consensus among the county’s school board to negotiate with the lowest bidder for a more affordable price tag.
The spectacular northern cardinal is a popular state bird: Virginia is one of seven states that claims this red bird as its own.
After considering four scenarios for long-term solid waste disposal, the Amherst County Board of Supervisors on May 2 voted to move forward with plans to open another cell in the county’s landfill, shifting away from a previous plan to haul trash elsewhere through trucks.
BEDFORD — Following a rocky leadup to the GOP’s 53rd District nominating convention, Tim Griffin, the chair of the Bedford County Republican Committee and a former prosecutor in Amherst and Bedford counties, smoothly secured his party’s nomination for this November’s general election on Saturday.
On Jan. 25, as Del. Wendell Walker, R-Lynchburg, stepped to the microphone on the floor of the House Chamber in Richmond to speak to House Bill 1572, Lynchburg’s E.C. Glass High School was being held on a lockdown following a bomb threat made toward the school.
The view of the Blue Ridge Mountains in all their glory on Rose Mill Road in Amherst County first caught the eye of Geri Dokos in 1999.
Our latest batch of public records: property transfers for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, plus building permits for Bedford County.
BEDFORD — Six area legislators visited Bedford County on Tuesday to provide a post-General Assembly update for business leaders.
This beauty is Lincoln.
Fresh off graduating from Amherst County High School, Dalaney Sipes is taking her softball talents abroad with a trip to Spain to represent America in an international tournament.
In Amherst, the Lancers continued their hot streak with a balanced offensive attack and a stellar outing from Nick Dawson on the mound, and second-seeded Amherst notched its sixth straight victory to win the Region 4D crown with a 6-0 shutout of fourth-seeded Louisa County.
In an epic battle between two local teams that determined who would advance and receive a state playoff berth, Amherst's Dalton Wentz threw a complete game and gave up just one run on five hits as the Lancers edged E.C. Glass in the Region 4D semifinals in Amherst on Wednesday night.
The 67th graduating class of Amherst County High School — whose educational worlds were turned upside down as freshmen during the shutdown from COVID-19 in 2020 and the lengthy aftermath — cheerfully walked the stage May 26 to receive their diplomas.
The Amherst County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the 21st Annual Business Awards dinner and ceremony May 25 at Sweet Briar College.
Local author Josh Urban will host an educational astronomy program at the Madison Heights Branch Library on June 12.
The Amherst County Museum and Historical Society and Amherst Glebe Arts Response (AGAR) will present “Black Fiddlers of Monticellom” a free talk with fiddling and slides by David McCormick.
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This time of year, I cannot go outside without my binoculars.
A person was killed in a crash on the South Pedlar ATV trail system in Amherst County on Saturday afternoon, the Big Island Volunteer Fire Department said Sunday.
Garrett announced nearly early five years ago that he would not seek re-election to Congress, in order to combat his alcoholism.
A pair of zoning requests from the owner of Motor World to expand the Madison Heights business and construct 136 townhomes near the intersection of U.S. 29 Business and Dillard Road received the Amherst County Board of Supervisors’ approval May 16.
Energix Renewables, a company pursuing a special exception permit to operate a utility-scale solar operation on about 170 acres in the Piney River area of Amherst County, withdrew its permit a few hours before a public hearing the county’s board of supervisors was set to hold May 16.
Each spring when American five-lined skinks emerge, our dog does his best to catch one, but has yet to succeed.